Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-27

SPEAK TO anyone else. Each one
seemed to think that he alone saw
what was going on, so that there
was no disturbance.
O'BRIEN LEAVES THE HALL.
The first sign of emotion was
when Mr. OBrien got up aud left
the platform. This was in response
to the request several times made
TO him which he had already re-
fused. 1t was the idea of some of.
ficiOus and meddlesOme mana
plan which he had to save Mr.
O'Brien's life from a crowd Of sew
eral hundred Orangemen outside.
The plan was to leave the rink by
a narrow alley, then reach McNabb
Street and Jump into carriage in
waiting and drive to the hotel. 1t
was the first time so far during the
tour that Mr.. O'Brien did not 90
out the ordinary way, and the plan
well nigh cost him his life. In the
carriage, which was a covered one,
besides Mr.. O'Brien, were Messrs.
Mcmahon and Roche, of the local
branch of the National League, and
Dennis Kilbride. On the drivers
seat we're John Nelson, who held
tho reins, and II. =. O'Brien.
AS they whipped the horses and
faced for the hotel crowd appear
ed, a crowd that evidently expected
an exit would be made this way,
although the police had never
thought anything OF the kind, and
had never been warned of the mys-
teriously wise mans plans, No
sooner had Mr.. O'Bricn taken
his place than they set mp the usual
kissing which afterwards proved to
be concerted signal to a group OF
five men, who lnrked around the
building.
BULLETS FOR O'BRIEN.
The men who Kissed followed the
carriage. AS it wheeled into Mar
ket Square there was a sudden click,
and the reins dropped out of John
Nelson's hands, and, with the excla-
nation: "Oh, my God, Pm shot {"
he fell forward on the seat. Crash,
crash, crash, quick as lightning, and
through bright flashes of flames
sped the bullets from two revoly.
ers until eight distinct shots had
been fired. Mr.. O'Brien stretched
forward to look out, and as he did
so ball whizzed by his face and
passed through the opposite win
dow without harming anybody.
T. =. O'Brien, Nelson's compan.
ion, who had been amazed and
dazed, now grasped the reins and
dashed the horses through the
square into James Street and down
to the hotel, corner Of James and
Merrick Streets. Here there was a
hostile crowd who again hOoted as
the party within tried to open the
door, but could not Mr.. Mcmahon
Jumped oyer the door, and, draw
ing a revolver, held the crowd at
bay, while Mr.. O'Brien and his
friends were making their exit from
the carriage, also by tue same I'M
comfortable way. AS the party
stepped into the corridor of the
hotel volley of rotten eggs was
hurled at them. Chief McKinn0n
and his men now rushed up, but all
was over.
Nelson was taken to the City
Hospital. DR.. James White ex'
tracted the bullet. He says the
wound is dangerous. 1t is on the
left wrist. No arrests were made
y Many express the Oplnion-Mr
O'Brien and the Chief of Police
among them-that the men who
fired the shots came from Toronto
The men who stood opposite the
hotel and pelted rotten eggs GER
talnly belonged here. AS this dis
patch is being written there IS a
great deal of excitement in the
streets. The crackers and powder
are being exploded in all directions
and firearms discharged, a kind OF
preliminary celebration of the
Queens birthday.
Mr.. O'BRIEN's ARRIVAL.
Mr. O'Brien met with a reception
here which threw everything that
has occurred up to the present time
in the shade. AS he stepped ont OF
the car his eye rested upon such an
extraordinary sight as is said by
the citizens not to have been in this
town during many years. There,
under the scOrching rays of the sum-
with their hats of, was vast body
of stalwart men, packed so closely
together that passage could not
be made for some minutes. In vain
did Mr.. Kilbride and his other
friends beseech the thronging thou
sands to make way and stop shak-
ing hands with Mr.. OBrien. A
thunderous chorus of cheers, louder
and louder, went up, and the crowd,
waving sticks over their heads,
pressed in upon O'Brien until he
was forced to interpose an objec-
ton.
At length, after crushing and
h n d-s h aking which left Mr.
O'Brien's arm well nigh pOwerless,
Gordon of hardy Young fellows
cut q line for him in the thrOng,
and he slipped out through the
narrow passage-way leading from
the depot to the street and entered
carriage IN waiting. fthe meet
iEg at Ottawa was deemed a re-
Spouse to the Toronto attack, the
} demonstration here to-day might
fairly be regarded as even a strong
or protest. SO general was the feel
ing that the Nationalists lett their
work in factories and workshops al
most Ell masse to form Mr.. O'Brien's
bodyguard, as they called it.
, When the hotel was reached an
other storm of cheers greeted him.
He wanted to go to his room, but,
as up to the present he has been
unable to do anything he wanted
, when in the hands of his friends,
he was prevented doing what he
wanted now, too. The crowd mass
ed themselves in front of the hotel
and called on Mr.. O'Brien to show
: himself and make a speech. lie